Photo Shoot.

Well hello handsome!

There's a new guy around.

His name is Jake. He is a TB, 1994 model.

He needed a place to land, and he's landed in horsie heaven.

I've got a soft spot for the "oldsters" who have spent their life working hard, learning and teaching.  Sometimes they need a place to land.  Sometimes I can help.  I could help this time, so I did.  Jake's got some issues, as every "older" horse does.  That's what makes them special. And from what I've learned, is they give back way more than you can ever imagine. 

Now this is progress!

What a difference a year makes!
This is Miss Chinook when we got her a year ago...

Scrawny, upside-down neck, no rear end at all, weak topline with no muscle, and a belly that looked like she was due sometime soon.  I got a comment the other day about her improvement in both looks and attitude.  She is on an awesome feed program, along with a good exercise program, and look at the difference a year makes...(excuse the grainyness, it was taken in the indoor)

She's got an awesome, strong, flexible neck now, she's developing a cute little butt, and her topline is much improved, both from regular exercise and a well-fitting saddle. 
It's actually kind of amazing the difference that a year can make.
I owe a lot of her progress to my awesome barn, and the amazing managers who treat every horse there like their own.  I also have to give credit to my amazing instuctor who is teaching the both of us French Classical dressage.
Just because this whole post is a brag about Miss Chinook, here's a few more pictures of my beautiful, sweet, unbelievably unphotogenic mare!

 
I loff my sweet mare!